Timber saw



July 1s, 1944.

R. l.. BROWNLEE 2,353,873

TIMBER SAW Filed Sept. 29, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. BMM

iwf/@gdr belt drive tion of the i'lii'ver'i'4 pulley of the' saw blade, so thatthe Patented July 18, 1944 My invention i'ela tes` to' y en saws of theV type on 'si handpropelled carriage which is wheeled to. apply?" .the saw to trees or fnllen 108B. The slw'blde, `which isV M the circular type, isv in a frontal verticiil position when carried over a fallen log or Vtree, "and the carriage is tilted like a handcart to lower the saw lblade i1 1t opei's,ting engagement with the work. vOn Athe"" ithei' hand, when a standing tree tal position and the .edrisge edvsnced to put the biedeinfo operative engagement with .theY tree. j

l'The drive for s saw of the'sbove type isusually carried forwardl frein an' engine pully by nies'ns of two ormoreV-belts' abi-esst, the' driven pulley of the saw receiving s straight or ldirect when the .sew blade is in the vertical However, when the blsd'eis to' be position.

drive, the' iltredplturned, twisting the belt with-the driving pulley, s0 thnt the twist of vthe belts isfdistortedto one side,- andthebelt runs assume interfering courses. Consequently', vei'rbetween the belt causing the belts to fray sndwear out in short cessive friction is developed time.v y

In view of the sbove condition it is oneobiect of the invention todesign ythe'"beit-drivejiu e inan-v ner to retsin'its alinement duringeithr position twistedlrelation ofi the belts remains undistorted.y

A further obiect' of the invention is to improve the rotatable vcarrier o! the ssw blade in a msnner to keep tl'ieilriven` pulley'alin'ed with the driving one during the departure ofthe sew blade from theV vertical position to assume either an overslung or an undersiung horimnta'l position, or oblique intermediate positions.

' Another object-oi the inventiony is to devise s rotatable sow carrier which xes the position-of the 'saw blade 'at any point or operative angle towhich it may be adjusted.

Ansdditional object of the invention is to pro'- de'psrts from slineinent- 's ici.- 14s--4si 4 pomme, power-irivpiede io the. yemen position', and .partly in v .lumi

- showing its oontroi and the blade in the ver'tioe1 swung tothe underslung p'sition;`

m. a1 is' e ironui' view` or me bleue oe'rrie,

, position;

a y Fig; 4 similar view', ehowingfthe piede in the Iurix'lerslung position;

AI"ig..151is a'. similar view, showing the blade in the overslungposition;

Fig. 6 issn'enlarged sectionof the'bliliiie'control taken-on the line I-*I of llig'.v f1;

. Fig. Fig; 8;

Fie. s is teken by vthe sow; and

'v in ir'sg'iiieiiui right-'nena side view of iiiuo'tr'suon of e tree, showing om tions ofthe saw tor the cuts illustrated in Fig. 8.

Referringv specifically to the,A drawings, il shows the V' side bsr's of the-sew c'rria'g'e, the same .frisin'g toward the rear as indicated'at. is to forni "f hndler ii. 'nie sise 'pero il are' `joined fet the 'frontbysocross bar Il which isi-formed with terminali neogeo n. wiiioii oem iipinoieoV u rec eiving the triatlon.wheelsv 2i of the carriage'.

The frame bars il' receive er0ss".braces" 2! at various points; 'end 'intermediate here n are provided yai: the `'front to support the'engine 24 which furnishesthe power for the "saw blade.

Theengine l! has. laterally .projecting shaft 2l provided with a pulley suitable for receiving two V-beltsii. These extend 'forward to a driven pulle'ylllof the` saine charactenas the nsled intrsnsverse bearing 30. Thelsha'ft!! care vdriving pulley 2i and carried by aishaft 2s jourries the4 saw blade 8i.

, The drive Just described is s dirctonefor operatin'g the `suiv binde 'whenthe saine is lin the vide a saw blade carrier whose construction is with the fibovev objects in` view -end'enyouiere which may suggest themselves from the descrip#y tion tol follow, a better understanding of `the* in-m vention may be had by reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. i is a top plan view of thessw with the i s'w blade be in a-horizontal position, as.

vertical .position and vthe work-such'as fallen Vlogis or timbers-fie below the sow piede. `In thisl event,- the handles I 'I are raised while the saw blade is in operation-to lower the same into operative engagement with the work.l .Howeven as previously mentioned, it is alsorequi'red that the i shown in Fig. v2, in which eventthe saw blade with lthe frame of the 'saw l the other.

is employed forhcutting standing tr'ees or stumps and is brought into operative engagement with tl'ieV same Abyy the lateral; swing ofthe carriage tov apply the saw blade tothe work from one side or In order -that 1 may serve. equally well vwhenfthe blade is in the vertical, underslung or overslung position, a

rigs nfs. simiier view. snowing the, bleue the bei; drive ofv thesow biede driven one '28.1 However, when the crank 34 is swung down a quarter-turn to the position indicated by full lines in Fig. 2, the saw blade 3| as?` sumes the underslung position shown. Conversel ly, when the crank 34 is swung upwardly from the position of Fig. 1 a quarter-turn, the saw blade 3| assumes an overslung position.

It will be noted that during the upward swin'g of the crank 34 only the saw blade 3| and bearing 30 assume a revolving motion, the pulley 28 unbranches from fallen trees. The cuts into the sides of the tree at .different levels are not merely arbitrary, but deal with the most advantageous way to fell the tree. Thus, Fig. 8 shows that an initial cut 43 was secured from one side by the underslung position of the saw blade. The oblique cut 44 is then taken to define a wedge, which is driven out to expose a deep cut in the side of the tree. The saw is swung to direct the blade to approach the tree from the other side, but with the blade vin the overslung position, where a horizontal cut 45 is taken. The tree is now sufliciently lweak to be swing to the left and felled.

' Fig. 9 shows the positions of the saw blade as Y just outlined. Thus, the position and direction dergoing only 'a rotary motion about its own axis.

direction instituting the higher cut 45 from the This is the axis of the shaft 3| also, and indicated by the line A-A in Fig. l. In eifect, the belt runs 21 are notA deilected from` the driving course,

Y but only twisted bythe turn" of the pulley '28 to its horizontal position. The twist of the belt runs is thus a conventional one for leading adrive 'I'he operations just described involve the rotary travel of the crank 34 between three positions, namely a lateral position, a top one and a bottom one.

Since the crank forms a support for' of rotation of the saw blade on the left are suitable for the cut45. However, the swing of the saw blade to the overslung position incidentally changes the direction of rotation of the saw blade, as indicated at the right in Fig. 9, such front, as` was'the case with the cut 43.

While the saw is apparently in a balanced position in Fig. .1, it actually overbalances largely due to the weight of the engine and frame, so

that the handles l1 ordinarily rest on the ground and the saw blade 3| is poised high andvsafe from Vinjury `to the bladeteeth bypassing objects.

.'However, the handles in the position mentioned require an extreme stoop to pick them up when the saw is to be wheeled anywhere or put into the saw blade assembly, it is necessary to brace the crank at some point other than the shaft bearing 33; and alsoV to fix the crank in the chosen position. Figs. 3' to 7 show any arrangement for these purposes.

'I'he frame bar i8 is adapted to receive a stur transverse ring "35 having a base 3l, which is 'welded or otherwise secured to fthe'frame bar. n

The crank 34 passes along the inner side of the` 1 '45' ring 35 and receives a band type holder or support 31 by weldingor other means. The band 31 extends asia quadrant 38 along the inner surface of the ring 35 to terminate with a transverse U- plate 39. The latter straddles the lring 3l and extends to receive a'screw 40 formed with an opera'tingfhandle 4|. The outer arm o'f theU-plate 39 also has a handle 42. j

follows now that the slight loosening of the handle 4| enables the handle 42-to be drawn in one or the other direction around the' ring 35 to draw the crank 34 through the rotary travel in one or the other direction as mentioned before,

the handle 4| being againused to fix the new position of the crank.. An'adjustment for thedierent positions of 'the-saw blade is thus vprovided which is simple, easy to manipulate, in the open, and capable of close settings.

While the vertical position of the saw blade 3| is utilized for sawing fallen logs`V or timber on the ground, as previously stated, it 4will be understood that the'underslung and overslung positions` of the 'blade are utilized to secure cuts at different levelsV instanding trees. l Also, the saw may be swung to oblique positions for trimming operation. I have therefore attached an elevated pair of handles 4l to provide a shorter reach when the `carriage is to Vbe raised. Of course. either set of handles may be employed after the carriage has beenraised, according to the opera tor's convenience. Y It will be evident from'the above description that I have provided a portablesaw which contains simple means toset the blade to Athe three -maJor positionsas well as slantwise at any angle in case oblique cutsare to be taken. The adiusting device notonly provides extreme latitude for this'purpose, butv also furnishes a firm support at any point for the saw blade carrier, so that the same has two bearings to keep it rigid at all times. Further, the alinement of the pulleys during any position of the saw vblade is accomplished by the simple disposal of the saw blade in a manner to turn about the axis of the y drive, so that the .latter remains in alinement either during the straightbr twisted position. Finally, it will be apparent that the improvements 4in the saw have been made without involving the Asame in any way or materially adding to the cost of its production.v

While I have describedV the improvement along specific lines, various-*minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I desire to consider such changes and refinements as coming within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In aportable saw, a supporting frame, a

power unit mountedon the frame and having a drive pulley, a fixedv bearing mounted yon the frame at one side of said pulley, a saw carrying Vtransverse bearing and having a pulley at one end thereof in alinement with said drive pulley and Afixed bearingfa circular-saw carried by the opposite end ofV said rotary shaft, a beltdrlve exf" tending between said pulleys, and a support for the oifset portion of said saw carrying shaft revolvably mounted on said frame 'for movement one end thereof in alinement with said drivev pulley andv fixed bearing, a circular-saw carried by the opposite end of said rotary shaft, and. a belt drive extending between said pulleys.

3. The structure of claim 2, a support mounted on said frame, and means to secure said oiset portion to said support at any point to which said portion is revolved when said saw carrying shaft is rotated.

portion to said support at any point to vwhich said portion is revolved when saidsaw carrying shaft is rotated, said support being a circular guide, and -said means comprising a clamp carried by said offset portion and engageable with the guide.

5. The structure Aof claim a support mounted on said frame, and means tov secure said offsetv portion to said support at any point to which said portion is revolved when said saw carrying shaft is rotated, said support being an upstanding ring along the revolving path of said offset portion, and said means comprising a segmental bearing for said o'set portion lining the inner surface of thevring and slidable therealongon the revolution of the offset portion, and a clamp carried by the latter and straddling the ring transversely the tightening of the clamp securing said offset portion as stated,

ROBERT n BROWNLEE.

3 I 4; The structure of claim v2, a supportfr'nount" ed on said frame,A and means to secure said offset 

